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PVCs after covid infection- Do they go away?
I was infected with Covid in January of 21 and January of 22. Three weeks after my infection I started having pvcs. Has anyone else experienced them? Is there relief? Do they go away? Two years for me now.
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My husband finally ended up with AFIB and a cardio version was done. The AFIB didn't stay gone, but his heartbeat slowed down to a proper speed and he is better. For autonomic calming, look at EFT Tapping, intentional breathing.
I have had long Covid for 3.5 years. PVCs were one of my first symptoms. They were not bad at first, but slowly increased to an average of 15-20% of my heartbeats. At that point my cardiologist started me on Flecainide. First at 50mg twice a day, which made no noticeable difference. At 100mg twice a day the PVCs dropped to 5% or so. Then, six months ago, I got Covid again, and took molnuvirapir. This is an alternative Covid antiviral, since I couldn’t take paxlovid because it interacts with flecainide. The molnuvirapir all but eliminated the PVCs. I had zero arrhythmias at my latest treadmill stress test, even with going 10bpm above my target. I have reduced the flecainide back down to 50mg twice a day, and feel only occasional PVCs (which I also monitor with my Apple Watch). The molnuvirapir also improved other long Covid symptoms. Once I get off flecainide I plan to try paxlovid to see if it helps.
me since June 2030
But my obvs went away.
So did severe fatigue.
Now? Dizzy spells although that's not a good term It's more like almost passing out but never quite getting that far
tinnitus 24/7
swollen prostate (had that before Covid but now dramatically worse)
mild atrial fib replaced PVC
memory issues
I can still think. I'm a software guy and I can still write code but I can't remember feces
Had Covid in the June 2024 timeframe and in August, I developed PVCs. Saw a cardiologist and was told it's very common and not to worry especially when there's no chest pain. Then a few days ago, I was prescribed antibiotics Cephalexin to prevent possible infections after a skin procedure. Did not know I was allergic to this antibiotics and suffered severe lower abdominal pain, hives all over my body and legs, along with mild chest pain with stronger PVCs. Not sure what to do about it.
Make sure you have your medical records reflect that you have an allergy to the antibiotic. You might want to ask about wearing a zio patch, a two week heart monitor. I’ve had pvcs and pacs for decades that became symptomatic after my June 2024 covid infection. I now have paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. I’m pretty sure my pvcs are really PACS that are aberrantly conducted and act and look like PVCs. Covid caused my left atrium to get huge and gave me moderate mitral regurgitation, which started to improve in September. My regurgitation is gone now. My Novavax shot helped me a lot, my shingles shot set me back 2 weeks. Chest pain can be a big deal.
Thank you! I'll be sure to let my doc have this info in my medical records.
I had Covid in February 2024 and my heart started having Arrhythmias and I had an ablation in August . I had to make a trip to the ER and they had me wear a heart monitor for two weeks and found out that I was throwing PACS and PVCS
with a Normal Sinus and I had already been on Eliquis and a beta blocker . Any thoughts ?